Fly rodding for pike

In article , Jim Murray
wrote:
A few questions on flyrodding for pike.

A little OT here. X-posted & followups set to urf.coarse

1. I have some 14lb. fluorocarbon line, would this make a good leader
material?

Use something cheap and stiff. Really nasty cut-priced 15lb bs would be my
choice. Try not to have a hinge-point between the leader and the wire
tippet. In other words use a knot that whips onto the wire rather than any
sort of loop to loop.

2. Can you use a braided loop connector to join the line to the backing.

Don't see why not though I tend to whip mine.

3. I've bought a 8/9 intermediate sinking line. Have heard that the (pike)
fly will turn over better if you cut about 2 feet from the forward end of
the line. Would this be correct?

For really big flies you might want to try a shorter piece of flat 12 weight
as a 'shooting' head although you'll probably not be shooting for range.

I haven't really had a chance to experiment this year. I was planning to
try some bigger flies hoping for bigger fish. The 4" jobs that seem to be
standard are smaller than many I use in the sea. Come the summer I intend
to try some 8" poppers.

Cheerio,

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Take a look at www.pikeflyfishing.co.uk for all you need to know about pike
on the fly.

Colin

"Derek.Moody" wrote in message
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In article , Jim Murray
wrote:
A few questions on flyrodding for pike.

A little OT here. X-posted & followups set to urf.coarse

1. I have some 14lb. fluorocarbon line, would this make a good leader
material?

Use something cheap and stiff. Really nasty cut-priced 15lb bs would be
my
choice. Try not to have a hinge-point between the leader and the wire
tippet. In other words use a knot that whips onto the wire rather than
any
sort of loop to loop.

2. Can you use a braided loop connector to join the line to the backing.

Don't see why not though I tend to whip mine.

3. I've bought a 8/9 intermediate sinking line. Have heard that the
(pike)
fly will turn over better if you cut about 2 feet from the forward end
of
the line. Would this be correct?

For really big flies you might want to try a shorter piece of flat 12
weight
as a 'shooting' head although you'll probably not be shooting for range.

I haven't really had a chance to experiment this year. I was planning to
try some bigger flies hoping for bigger fish. The 4" jobs that seem to be
standard are smaller than many I use in the sea. Come the summer I intend
to try some 8" poppers.

Cheerio,

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I've already been using short crimped traces with a small swivel to connect
to the leader and these work ok. Which knot would you use to whip nylon to
wire though?

Jim.


Use something cheap and stiff. Really nasty cut-priced 15lb bs would be
my
choice. Try not to have a hinge-point between the leader and the wire
tippet. In other words use a knot that whips onto the wire rather than
any
sort of loop to loop.

In article , Jim Murray
wrote:
I've already been using short crimped traces with a small swivel to connect
to the leader and these work ok. Which knot would you use to whip nylon to
wire though?

Er, I expect it has a name but I don't recall it. I use the same knot
for spade end hooks or for eyed ones when I want them to stay in line.

For nylon to wi

Fold the last centimeter of wire back on itself. Overlap the leader
end-to-end with the wire, fold it back on itself, whip four or five turns
over the four strands working towards the fold (now a loop) in the leader,
put the end through the loop and draw tight.

Cheerio,

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